Khavn
Directing
Biography
Khavn, originally named Khavn de la Cruz, is a very outspoken, experimental filmmaker. He has directed over 100 films, making him one of the most productive filmmakers in the Philippines, and far beyond. He also heads up Kamias Overground, an independent publishing company, and works as a composer, songwriter, pianist and writer. Since 2002, he has been director of the .MOV International Film, Music & Literature Festival. As a jury member, he has been present at multiple festivals, including Berlinale and the Leipzig Film Festival.
Filmography
15 credits
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Movie • 2011
The Family That Eats Soil
Movie • 2005
Dead Man on TV
Years When I Was a Child Outside
Movie • 2008
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
Movie • 2016
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
Movie • 2014
The Pianist
Last Take, Last Shot
Movie • 2005
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Movie • 2010
Himself
Shock Me Shokoy
Movie • 2017
Esoterica: Manila
Movie • 2014
Goodbye My Shooting Star
Movie • 2006
K.
Bahag Kings
Movie • 2008
Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge
Movie • 2024
Father Agaton Damaso
Bomba Bernal
Movie • 2025
Self
Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod
Movie • 2026
Self
Happy Lamento
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)